A control system according to the present technology includes a control apparatus and a control-subject apparatus. The control-subject apparatus includes a first execution unit and a first output unit. The first execution unit performs a predetermined operation in response to a control signal output from the control apparatus. The first output unit outputs a tactile-sensation-related information item relating to the predetermined operation. The control apparatus includes a detection unit, a second output unit, and a second execution unit. The detection unit detects a state of the control apparatus. The second output unit outputs the control signal corresponding to the detected state. The second execution unit performs, on the basis of the tactile-sensation-related information item output from the first output unit, a tactile-sensation presentation operation for presenting a tactile sensation.
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1. A control system, comprising: a control apparatus; and a control-subject apparatus, the control-subject apparatus including a first execution unit that (i) performs a predetermined operation in response to a control signal output from the control apparatus, and (ii) determines a mapping information item including a set of coordinates corresponding to the predetermined operation, and a first output unit that outputs (i) a tactile-sensation-related information item relating to the predetermined operation, and (ii) the mapping information item, the control apparatus including a detection unit that detects a state of the control apparatus and a position to which the control apparatus points relative to the mapping information item, a second output unit that outputs the control signal corresponding to the detected state, and a second execution unit that performs, on a basis of the tactile-sensation-related information item and the mapping information item output from the first output unit, and the detected position to which the control apparatus points, a tactile-sensation presentation operation for presenting a tactile sensation.
2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the state of the control apparatus includes at least one of a position, an orientation, a posture, or a motion of the control apparatus.
3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first output unit outputs, as the tactile-sensation-related information item, a result of the predetermined operation that is performed by the control-subject apparatus, and the second execution unit performs the tactile-sensation presentation operation for presenting the tactile sensation that corresponds to the output result of the predetermined operation.
4. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first output unit outputs a presentation timing of the tactile sensation as the tactile-sensation-related information item, and the second execution unit performs the tactile-sensation presentation operation on a basis of the output presentation timing.
5. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first output unit outputs, as the tactile-sensation-related information item, a pattern of the tactile sensation to be presented, and the second execution unit performs the tactile-sensation presentation operation on a basis of the output pattern of the tactile sensation.
6. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first output unit outputs, as the tactile-sensation-related information item, a presentation condition of the tactile sensation, the presentation condition relating to the state of the control apparatus, and the second execution unit performs the tactile-sensation presentation operation on a basis of the output presentation condition of the tactile sensation.
7. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first execution unit performs volume control in response to the control signal, and the first output unit outputs the tactile-sensation-related information item that corresponds to the volume control.
8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first execution unit performs reproduction control with respect to a content item in response to the control signal, and the first output unit outputs the tactile-sensation-related information item that corresponds to the reproduction control with respect to the content item.
9. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first execution unit performs reproduction point selection with respect to a content item in response to the control signal, and the first output unit outputs the tactile-sensation-related information item that corresponds to the reproduction point selection.
10. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first execution unit performs reproduction point selection with respect to a content item in response to the control signal, and the first output unit outputs the tactile-sensation-related information item that corresponds to an excitement level in the content item.
11. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first execution unit performs selection of a deletion-target data item in response to the control signal, and the first output unit outputs the tactile-sensation-related information item that corresponds to an importance of the selected deletion-target data item.
12. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second execution unit determines, on a basis of the detected state, the tactile sensation to be presented.
13. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second execution unit causes, as the tactile-sensation presentation operation, the control apparatus to vibrate.
14. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second execution unit changes, as the tactile-sensation presentation operation, at least one of a temperature, a shape, or hardness of the control apparatus.
15. A control apparatus that is capable of controlling a control-subject apparatus, the control apparatus comprising: a detection unit that detects a state of the control apparatus and a position to which the control apparatus points relative to a mapping information item including a set of coordinates, the mapping information item determined by the control-subject apparatus; an output unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to the detected state; a reception unit that receives (i) a tactile-sensation-related information item relating to a predetermined operation that the control-subject apparatus performs in response to the output control signal, and (ii) the mapping information item, wherein the set of coordinates of the mapping information item correspond to the predetermined operation, and wherein the tactile-sensation-related information item and the mapping information item are output from the control-subject apparatus; and an execution unit that performs, on a basis of the received tactile-sensation-related information item and the mapping information item, and the detected position to which the control apparatus points, a tactile-sensation presentation operation for presenting a tactile sensation.
16. A control method that is carried out by a control apparatus and a control-subject apparatus, the control method comprising: outputting, by the control apparatus, a control signal corresponding to a state of the control apparatus; performing, by the control-subject apparatus, a predetermined operation in response to the control signal output from the control apparatus; determining, by the control-subject apparatus, a mapping information item including a set of coordinates corresponding to the predetermined operation; outputting, by the control-subject apparatus, a tactile-sensation-related information item relating to the predetermined operation, and the mapping information item; detecting, by the control apparatus, a position to which the control apparatus points relative to the mapping information item; and performing, by the control apparatus, on a basis of the tactile-sensation-related information item and the mapping information item output from the control-subject apparatus, and the detected position to which the control apparatus points, a tactile-sensation presentation operation for presenting a tactile sensation.
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